Bottle opener meter



May 11, 1954 F. B. FLORES 2,678,164

BOTTLE OPENER METER Filed July 16, 1951 /11111111 m I m lerizandafll'lores INVENTOR 1 I I BY I I I I ATTORNEYS- Patented May 11, 1954 UNITEDSTATE g i l OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to a device designed for attachment to a cabinetused in dispensing bottled beverages, the object of the invention beingto provide means for recording the number of beverage bottles opened bythe opener which forms a part of the usual beverage dispensing cabinet,thereby providing a record for indicating the number of bottledbeverages sold.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists of certain novel details ofconstruction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully describedand pointed out in the claim, it being understood that changes may bemade in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawing,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a portion of a beverage dispensingcabinet, illustrating the usual bottle opener.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the front wall of thecabinet and opener.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the attachment, the opener being shown inhorizontal section.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicatesthe wall of a beverage dispensing cabinet, and the reference character 6indicates the usual bottle opener under which the usual cap of abeverage bottle is positioned, the beverage bottle being forceddownwardly to pry the cap from the beverage bottle.

Mounted within the cabinet is the registering device which is ofconventional structure, the registering device being indicated by thereference character I.

The reference character '8 indicates a window, formed in the wall 5 ofthe cabinet, through which the numbers of the registering device may beviewed.

The registering device includes an operating arm 9 which is providedwith the roller ll] mounted on the free end thereof. The roller It movesover the bar II, which has its forward end extended through the openingi2 formed in the front wall of the cabinet, the bar II being providedwith the contact plate I3 which is preferably disc-like in formation.

It is to be understood that the contact plate [3 is arranged with suchrespect to the lower edge of the opener 6 that when a bottle cap ispositioned under the opener, the bottle cap will contact with the platel3, as the bottle is pressed downwardly to pry the cap from the bottle.

The bar H is secured to the bracket M, by means of the expansible coiledspring 55, the action of the spring it being to draw the bar Hdownwardly, (under normal conditions thereby allowing the operating arm5 to move downwardly to its normal position after it has operated torecord or register a bottle opened.

In the operation of the device, when a bottle is positioned for opening,as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawing, the bottle will whenpressed downwardly to pry the cap from the bottle, move the bar Hupwardly against the roller [8, swinging the operating arm upwardly tocause the same to operate and register a bottle being opened. As thebottle is removed, the spring 15 will draw the bar H downwardly and theoperating arm will also swing downwardly assuming its normal inactiveposition.

With this device, an accurate check may be made of the beverage bottlesopened, since it is impossible to insert a bottle within the opener,without actuating the arm 9 to operate the registering or recordingdevice.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A registering device for registering the number of crown caps removedfrom bottles, by a stationary cap remover, of the type having a throatportion including a bottle cap engaging lip and an opposite abutmentsurface for attachment to a wall, said wall having an opening disposedadjacent to said throat portion, a registering device supported on saidwall adjacent to said opening, an operating arm extending from the registering device, a pivoted bar extending through said opening contactingsaid register operating arm, a coiled spring connected with said pivotedbar normally biasing the pivoted bar away from the operating arm, acontact plate secured to one end of the pivoted bar and disposed in saidthroat portion, diametrically opposite to said lip, one end of saidplate normally resting against the supporting wall with its opposite endspaced therefrom, and said pivoted bar operating said operating armunder pressure directed thereto during removal of the bottle cappositioned under the opener and against said contact plate.

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